Taking a look at look-and-feel development... also:
Feature Article: How to Write a Custom Look and Feel
Weblogs: Josh's magnifying glass hack source, Mason on a concurrency gotcha, and James Gosling on the closure "black hole",
Java Today: Gizmoball, Mifos, and Separation of concerns in webapps
Forum postings: Putting Swing's pieces together and scheduling method executions in GlassFish